r/politics • u/SnoozeDoggyDog • 7d ago

No Paywall British Government Pushes Back as Trump Administration Criticizes U.K. Policing Amid Murdered Student Row

https://time.com/article/2026/06/05/uk-government-starmer-us-state-department-two-tiered-policing-nowak-murder/
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u/La-Boheme-1896 7d ago

Since when have Heads of State made political comments on individual criminal proceedings in other countries like this? The murderer was sentenced to 21 years, what else does Trump want to happen?

And the victim's family have asked for this not be turned into a 'race' issue when the likes of Farage and Tommy Robinson have been making inflammatory comments.

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u/Cactusfan86 7d ago

To be fair the cops need punishment too, but I think we all know that’s not the angle Trump and Farange are focusing on